A new fall season recipe from Cocina California for a garbanzo legume inspired from my recent visit to Girona, Spain, in the heart of Catalunya. A creamy stew of whole garbanzos with a savory flavor of chipotle chile.

Every August / September green chile from New Mexico is roasting in the markets’ parking lots. So get ready and cook up some green chile (chile verde) stew. Also, read on to learn an interesting technique of chile roasting.

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Have you noticed how the greens, yellows, and reds of native Mexican foods like tomatillos, squash and chile are so in-synch to Mexican art and architecture? My clattering in the kitchen creating Mexican food is an innate experience in identity (Identidad) to Mexico’s culture and rituals.

I get really excited and zoned-out mixing and matching textures, colors, flavors, aromas and anticipating an outcome that will turn out to be magical and shouts out - “cocina Identidad”.